Refugee Admission Down to 45,000 A Year

Since 2001, the average refugee admissions ceiling has been 81,000. However, President Trump and his administration have decided to slash the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. next year by more than half, only allowing 45,000 refugees into this country. This is the lowest number in history and it comes at a time of unprecedented global need.

According to World Relief’s President, Scott Arbeiter, “A refugee admissions ceiling of 45,000 is extremely troubling, especially as the persecution of many religious minorities, including Christians, is on the rise globally. World Relief is grateful for the President’s strong statements of commitment to stand with persecuted Christians and we had hoped he would set a refugee ceiling that would allow more—not fewer—persecuted Christians along with other persecuted religious minorities to find safety and rebuild their lives in the U.S.”

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